ashaw
Cathlete
Its been awhile since I've been on the forum and I, like probably everyone else, have taken advantage of that huge DVD and equipment sale, although I only bought some DVD's to round out my collection. I felt sad when I read about Cathe's decision to go to streaming only, although I know its probably easier for her in the long run, I loved it that she still produced DVD's for those of us who prefer that option as well as can't afford a yearly membership fee or don't have the internet speed to support it.
I'm still living with my mom and stepdad and I've been working at restaurant called Mod Pizza since December. I'm working a few days a week and have been working in the back doing morning prep since shortly after I started. A few days after Christmas, they had me thrown onto the pizza makeline with only one other person who was running the pizza oven and I was struggling to keep up with large parties, multiple pizzas and running the register. The person I was working with was getting irritated with me because I was having trouble keeping up. Its the first time in my working life that I came very close to clocking out and walking off the job. We almost always have two people on the line and one running the oven. So, I'm glad I didn't because apparently, I was an epic fail at making pizzas, but I've caught on to working prep and am loving it. I get to work at 8:30 AM (great hours for a early morning exerciser!) with another manager and take inventory of the make lines, the coolers underneath and the walk in cooler and see what we have on hand versus what we need for the day, as well as making teas and lemonades and every now and then getting called to press out dough. I'm off by 12:30 - 1:00.
My mom's dementia has gotten significantly worse since I've been here. She has had far fewer mood swings that I've been on the receiving end of but she's just overall been very confused. Yesterday, I had to go over the "timeline" of her life starting in 1995 when she and my dad divorced to when she and my stepdad married in 2001 to now. My stepdad is so loving and patient with her and he told me the other day that he appreciates my being here. One thing is sure, Luca can always turn my mom's frowns upside down. She loves petting Luca and taking her out in the backyard.
My husband and I have been talking but I haven't seen any real change in him since I left last June. He has applied to substitute teach but we're only 2 months away from the end of school. He says he wants to work yet he will not apply for any job just to have income. People have kept giving him money and I don't know how he's survived since I left. He said something the other day that he couldn't have bought groceries if not for his credit card. I guess I've had to "keep the door open" with him so to speak because things are very unpredictable around here. My mom doesn't know my stepdad all the time and has told him more than once that he will have to leave the house. There will come a day and I'm afraid its going to be sooner than I think, that she won't know me and if she ever insists that I leave, I'll have to do whatever it takes to keep peace.
I love doing back of house restaurant work but I don't think similar jobs pay very much and I have no desire to work in management at a restaurant. I'm currently looking into something called "scoping". Its where you work with court reporters and you edit and correct their reports using special translation software. I've found a school and been talking back and forth with the owner as well as to two references she gave me. While I don't have any experience in proofreading or editing, I'm a grammar nerd and can catch typos and grammatical mistakes across the room. It would allow me to work from home, which I really loved doing. Also, should anything arise where I have to leave here abruptly, I don't have to worry about leaving a job and having to look for another one as I'm living 35 miles away from my old part of town. Because I'm not working much, I have extra time to devote to education.
I'm just checking out some Cathe rotations and am feeling nostalgic for her older workouts like ICE, Strong & Sweaty and the 2013 series.
I'm still living with my mom and stepdad and I've been working at restaurant called Mod Pizza since December. I'm working a few days a week and have been working in the back doing morning prep since shortly after I started. A few days after Christmas, they had me thrown onto the pizza makeline with only one other person who was running the pizza oven and I was struggling to keep up with large parties, multiple pizzas and running the register. The person I was working with was getting irritated with me because I was having trouble keeping up. Its the first time in my working life that I came very close to clocking out and walking off the job. We almost always have two people on the line and one running the oven. So, I'm glad I didn't because apparently, I was an epic fail at making pizzas, but I've caught on to working prep and am loving it. I get to work at 8:30 AM (great hours for a early morning exerciser!) with another manager and take inventory of the make lines, the coolers underneath and the walk in cooler and see what we have on hand versus what we need for the day, as well as making teas and lemonades and every now and then getting called to press out dough. I'm off by 12:30 - 1:00.
My mom's dementia has gotten significantly worse since I've been here. She has had far fewer mood swings that I've been on the receiving end of but she's just overall been very confused. Yesterday, I had to go over the "timeline" of her life starting in 1995 when she and my dad divorced to when she and my stepdad married in 2001 to now. My stepdad is so loving and patient with her and he told me the other day that he appreciates my being here. One thing is sure, Luca can always turn my mom's frowns upside down. She loves petting Luca and taking her out in the backyard.
My husband and I have been talking but I haven't seen any real change in him since I left last June. He has applied to substitute teach but we're only 2 months away from the end of school. He says he wants to work yet he will not apply for any job just to have income. People have kept giving him money and I don't know how he's survived since I left. He said something the other day that he couldn't have bought groceries if not for his credit card. I guess I've had to "keep the door open" with him so to speak because things are very unpredictable around here. My mom doesn't know my stepdad all the time and has told him more than once that he will have to leave the house. There will come a day and I'm afraid its going to be sooner than I think, that she won't know me and if she ever insists that I leave, I'll have to do whatever it takes to keep peace.
I love doing back of house restaurant work but I don't think similar jobs pay very much and I have no desire to work in management at a restaurant. I'm currently looking into something called "scoping". Its where you work with court reporters and you edit and correct their reports using special translation software. I've found a school and been talking back and forth with the owner as well as to two references she gave me. While I don't have any experience in proofreading or editing, I'm a grammar nerd and can catch typos and grammatical mistakes across the room. It would allow me to work from home, which I really loved doing. Also, should anything arise where I have to leave here abruptly, I don't have to worry about leaving a job and having to look for another one as I'm living 35 miles away from my old part of town. Because I'm not working much, I have extra time to devote to education.
I'm just checking out some Cathe rotations and am feeling nostalgic for her older workouts like ICE, Strong & Sweaty and the 2013 series.
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